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WINEMAKER NOTES
Descriptors: Ripe peach, baked apple and honeycomb with notes of Meyer's lemon and orange Pekoe tea. Prominent minerality with a finish that is dry with a vibrant and crisp acidity.
Food Pairings: Melon and prosciutto, roasted pork, turkey, ham, and Asian Fare.
Homestead Reserve Riesling is made by evaluating each sub-block of Riesling on the Hazlitt 1852 L’Amoreaux Farm; looking for only the highest quality grapes each year. For this reason, Homestead is only produced in years our winemaker considers exceptional.
MEDALS & AWARDS
92 Points - Wine & Spirits
90 Points - Wine Enthusiast
GOLD - 2020 International Eastern Wine Competition (East Meets West)
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Vintage: 2018
Varietal: Riesling
Region: Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes, New York, USA
Vineyard: 100% Hazlitt 1852 L’Amoreaux Farm Clones 49 and 198
Harvest: 10/18/18 Average 21.0° Brix, 8.3 g/L TA, 2.96 pH
Fermentation: 48 days fermentation with average temp in the mid-50s, with R-HST and 58W3 yeasts
Ageing: 7 months on lees
Final Analysis: 0.4% R.S., 12.0% alc., 7.5 g/L TA, 3.11 pH
Bottled: 8/8/19, 444 gal. (186 cases)